The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-10-14

splendid cattle The Holsteins and Guern-
seys, being rivals of some ofthe better-known
breeds, attracted considerable attention. The
Holsteins have remarkable records as milk
and butter producers, and the Guernseys are
said TO equal their Jersey cousins as butter
COWS, while excelling them in size and hard.
mess They lack, however, the fawn-like
grace and beauty which mark some of thu
finer specimens of Jersey cattle.
Garrett Amoss exhibited Short Horn ani
John L. Perry Jersey bull. The fine Hol
stein bull belonging to the wilma Farmers
Club was also on exhibition. There was I
good display of grade or native cattle by Cliff
ford and Sterling Rosan, VIM. d. Lee, McCor
mick Bios; B. F. Minnick, r. II. Webster
Preston Gilbert and others.
A larger number of oxen than usual wer,
displayed, the exhibitors being August Mar
tin, John B. Cain, John A. Street, A. T
Patterson, John s. Webster, Howard Low,
and Clarence Wilson.
Devons were shown by VIM. Dallam, Jr.
DR.. E. Hall Richardson, VIM. d. Lee ant
others, and an Ayrshire COW by A. NJ. Full
ford.
The exhibitors of sheep were Cotswolds
Geo. ]. Finney and VIM. Webster; South
downs, Thomas Lochary, John B. Cain, Chas
T. Scarf, Jos. A. Ball, Jas. W. Hanna, VIM
D. Lee, Bell Brothers. Shropshire, McCor
mick Bros; grades, VIM. Webster, Jos. NJ
Cain, Jas. W. Hanna and Bell Bros.
There were also some good swine on ex
hibition including Chesters, by Garret
Amoss; Berkshires, by J. A. Coale, A. NJ
Fulford and A. T. Patterson; Jersey Reds
Mccormick Bros, and B. F. Hanway grades
by B. F. Hanway and B. F. Minnick.
There was fine display of poultry of al
kinds. VIM Scarf showed handsome whit,
and gray Plymouth Rock chickens, fol
which he received premium at Elk,on fair
last week Edward Haviland had q gooC
exhibit of chickens and ducks r. FL. Web
ster, turkeys, chickens and guineas; Mrs
Arch. Wilson, chickens and geese Mrs. Jos
E. Ashton, turkeys; Lizzie Baldwin, bant
ans Mrs. c. j. Grer, bronze turkeys; B. F
Minnick, large display Of poultry; ]. c
Baker, four coops of chickens, ducks ant
turkeys; Mccormick Bros, fine poultry
John A. Burrier, white brahmas.
In the class Of factory products p F. Bal
showed horse blankets and lap robes Reckort
& Sons, flour and meal from the Bel Air Role
Mills; N. o. Stokes, patent process flour ano
meal; Mrs. Hugh Bay, canned goods.
The display of vegetables in Horticulture
Hall is very good. VIM. 8. Lavender has /
entries; Mrs. VIM. Poole 10, Edwin Havi
land 10, Jas. L. Whitaker 10, A. B. Holdings
worth g. Mrs. A. Wilson 8, John Lambrigh
2. Other exhibitors in this class are r. +
Hanna, B. N. Moore, d. II. Silver, r. II
Webster, G. G. Kinsey, NJ. j. Wheeler, inc
L. Pennington, James H. Ball, James Far
nandis and B. F. Minnick.
The entries in class l, Domestic Produc
tions,' are too numerous for more than
passing notice, and amply demonstrate til
skill of Hartford county housekeepers, thai
whom there are no better in the world.
The Children's Department is, as, usua
very interesting, showing the skill and in
dustry of the young folks. Some of thos
who have large number of exhibits ar
Zenobia Hanna. 25 Grace Street,, 81 Mel
lie Wright, TO- Martha and Ella Watson
Bessie Hopkins, Grace Kyle, Hattie Wilson
Ella Blake, Edith B. Woods, Eugenia Smith
Alice G. Lee, Ethel Curtiss, Florence Kno
fier John s. Webster, Katie Martin, CASH
Lee, Maize Dean and others.
In the miscellaneous class there is
fine display of the artistic skill of some O
our Hartford ladies'. A life-like crayon por
trait OF DR.. E. Hall Richardson, by Miss Liz
zie Quinby, is admirably done. Mis-
Quinby also showed number of fine paint
ings. II. B. Twining showed seyera
good amateur photographs. Oil paint
ings were all shown by Miss Ami
Wilson, Eta Silver, Blanche Lee, NJ
E. Curtiss, Juliet STREET., Mrs. Samue
Kyle, Mrs. John A. Young, ]. s. Jamai
Miss Annie G. Amoss, Miss Matte B. Mitch
ell. Mrs. Frank Wakeland had hand paint
ed pitcher; Miss Annie Smith plaque
panel, &C.; Miss L. Harrington an Indi
ink drawing on linen; Miss Agnes Cover
pencil drawing.
The display of work executed by tn
pupils ofour public schools was very credit
able, but 1t is to be regretted that so few of th
schools were represented The exhibits wer
chiefly from Bel Air Graded School and tn
Havre de Grace High School, There wer
excellent pencil drawings by Maud Shure, O
Havre de Grace High School, and by Hannal
B. Lee and Henry Maynadier, of Bel All
Graded School. Well executed maps wer
shown by Moores Maynadier, Bessie Lee an,
Charles T. and Harry Carver. Carrie Pop
lar, aged II, of Havre de Grace school, had
number of good maps Vesta McCombs, G
the same school, colored drawing. Their
was also map of Hartford county by Fred
Lochary, of Mechanicsville school; maps b
Willie Mather, of Rock Run school; drawing
by Lerew Porter, of Emmorton school
Other specimens of bookkeeping, algebra
DC, by Bessie Hopkins, Chloe Kean AM
others deserve mention. The show of frui
was not large, but some of it was very fine
Among the exhibitors were A. B. Holdings
worth, 25 varieties of apples VIM. Webster
10 varieties; Mrs. Hattie Poole, VIM. 1
Bartleson, Geo. ]. Finney, Jr, Mrs Kat
Dean, VIM. o. Davis, Fl. H. Bradford, Mrs
VIM. Walters, ]. R, Dean, Jas. V. Treadway
d. Harry, is varieties; B. F. Hanway, Jr
8 varieties Mrs. A. N. Hopkins, David
Silver, Mrs Carman, VIM. A. Cook, Edwi
Haviland, Mrs VIM. F. Reasin, Jas. L. Whita
ker and NJ. ]. Wheeler also exhibited apples
| Fine pears were shown by Edwin Havi
land. r. Il. Webster, B. F. Warner, Mrs
Rose Hanna, B. F. Minnick, s. X. Fenda
Mrs. s. Kyle and Mrs. II. G. johnson. Ed
win Haviland, Mrs. E. NJ. GLADDEN., Jane
Fl. Ball, Mrs. s. A, s. Kyle exhibited grapes